Papa’iloa Beach

This beach was gorgeous and secluded. We spent our last evening in Oahu here, eating Indian food we picked up from the Haleiwa farmers market.
Beer, Indian food, and sunset. Couldn’t get any better.
This was the location they used for the camp on the show Lost.

The best beach, period. Very few tourists, and plenty of sand and turtles.

I love love love this beach. Did I say I love this place??? Hahah it is very pretty and my favorite part is that it is secluded. No tourist! You don’t have to worry too much about people walking by and getting sand all over your things.
Parking is extremely limited. It is in housing area so basically is a first come first serve kinda deal.

Love walking on the shoreline here, clean, not crowded and lots of sea turtles. I seen many photographers doing photo shoots here it really is beautiful. Parking is a pain but just be patient. Be quiet and courteous by the housing as you will need to bypass them going in. There is a beach access walkway there.

Yeah this a cool beach but your car will get broken into when away. Such an easy place to break into cars since you are so far away from it. The rocks are very slippery and when you fall it hurts. I would recommend the next beach down with way better sand, easier access to the water, and more turtles.

If you’ve rented a car on the island you definitely have to make a trip to north shore! This beach was absolutely amazing and filled with turtles if you want to see some! MUCH less crowded than Waikiki Beach. Unfortunately the currents were way too high to go into the water but it was just nice to get away from the crowds. Make sure to stop and get some shaved ice from Matsumoto on the way back!
P. S. The parking is kind of hidden in the residential area and there are about ten spots.

I love that it’s secluded. There was only a few families. I didn’t like that all those familes overcrowded a poor sea turtle that was pushed towards the shore by the waves. You can tell it was really fighting the waves, probably felt scared seeing all those people waiting for it. Besides that, my love for the aina grew more seeing this beautiful beach and watching a lovely sunset :)

Papailoa Beach is easily accessed through a passageway between some private homes. There is also a small parking area directly across the beach access lane. It is really a secluded unknown beach of Oahu that I would definitely have not gone to but for a friend who is really a nature girl. We were actually on a turtle hunt.
The views were spectacular and she did a few yoga poses but unfortunately there were no turtles at this beach on the day that we were there. It’s definitely recommended if you are looking for a secluded beach with no tourists but there are also no amenities like a restroom anywhere in sight. Since I’m not an outdoor person, I’m glad that I went but I have no plans to return. See my pictures for a couple cool, nature-​luvin yoga poses.

This place is very charming. An out-​of-​the-​way destination. You will practically own the beach. Wonderful place to have a picnic. However there was a fire and the restroom facilities are nonexistent.

The most amazing beach on the whole island. It’s secluded, and the views are breathtaking. We also saw two huge sea turtles basking in the sun.
We visited in winter so the surf was very rough and I wouldn’t recommend swimming or anything during that time of year.
The beach is a little hard to find. If you are headed north on 83 make a left on Papailoa and follow the road pretty far down until you see about 6 – 7 parking spots on the left. Park there and walk through the public beach access alley. So worth it!

Not crowded. Very pretty. definitely have to look for it. We were hoping to find sea turtles but no luck. They say the algae attracts them. Worth finding :)

Absolutely beautiful beach! Amazing view of the pacific and hills. Very secluded and a little hard to find but worth it! I was hoping to see turtles but didn’t unfortunately. Also, I am a huge fan of lost and when I found out this was the filming location for the beach campsite, I dorked out a little.

Honu galore! This beach is off the beaten path in a residential neighborhood. Not so easy to find… go past where google tells you and turn into the park on the right. There were maybe 7 – 8 other people on the entire beach and we saw two HUGE turtles! Absolutely beautiful! Stop by a local grocery store, pack a lunch and plan to stay for the afternoon. We loved it here!

What a gem of a beach. Secluded, not too crowded, and picturesque!
Didn’t see too many of the turtles on the sand but definitely spotted a couple in the water! It was nice to stop by and take it all in. The views are so beautiful. It’s not hard to fall in love with this place.

This was a nice beach due to not having very many tourists around. My wife and I had one section of the beach all to ourselves with a green sea turtle.
We so at least four sea turtles while we were at this beach during the early afternoon hours. Very easy to find. It has no public restrooms or showers that I saw.

First off let me say, do not follow the directions given by Unilocal!It will not take you to the right beach. I attached a photo of the right road. It’s right after historic Haleiwa.
Okay. Now the beach. Absolutely amazing. We saw 9 turtles on the beach and countless more floating around in the water! There is a small area where you cam park which I assume has gotten bigger cause it fits about 6 – 7 cars.
Right in front on that lot is the path to the beach. Once you walk to the beach go left and walk down around the corner and that’s where they seem to all hang out. This place is a must see!

Papa’iloa Beach… better known as Police Beach… and today known as LOST BEACH… Well…lets go over those details first before we get to the really good stuff…
The reason why it was called Police Beach is because the Police Department actually had a Lease a while back on the Beach to use it for recreational activities. The reason why it’s called LOST Beach is because Papa’iloa was the beach used in the TV SERIES LOST… even to this day many of the props are still located on the beach used in the show and many other items, but have only recently LAST RESORT has been filming here so some items have been removed. Originally the Beach used for LOST was Mokuleia Beach, but the waves had been eroding the filming area and on top of that Tourists and locals got wind of the filming location which is easily accessible so they choose to move the LOST CAMP to a more secluded location which was harder to reach and less known. In fact they filmed so much here for the show since mid first season till the final season that they built a sand parking lot for all the camera trucks… and that is the place you park… Beach access is right across from the parking lot.
Papa’iloa is a beautiful long white sand beach, fronting the beachfront community of the same name. There is major Algae here… MAJOR…so with all the good green stuff… I’m sure you know what that attracts… YEP YOU GUESSED IT… MORE HONU then you could possible imagine… FORGET Laniakea beach… THIS PLACE IS HONU HEAVEN! I have seen 20 Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles here at one time…
I respect these amazing beings and it’s very important to keep such pristine locations away from tour buses, vans and even tourists… but if you can find this place… well, you will be in for a treat… Lost sets, Honu heaven… and yes… HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS are found here as well.
If you find this location congratulations… I’m excited and happy for you… but
*PLEASE do me a favor… Do not come within 6 feet of these sacred Aumakua, our sacred Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles. Do not feed them, do not harass them and not not come more then 100 feet from the Monk Seals, they will chase you and catch you if you bother them, they are beings not to take lightly… Please, respect Hawaii and the beings that live here… If you take a good look at the images posted on this location you can CLEARLY SEE from «Angela H.‘s» Photo that she is DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL and her action is punishable with a huge fine and jail time so PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH or get closer than 6 feet to the Honu… Mahalos~

National Geographic may want to check this beach out if they haven’t already!
Turtle action easily found here =D and after many days of searching while vacationing here in November I was wonderfully grateful!
While I had so much fun seeing multiple sea turtles, I really enjoyed this beach because it was not overpopulated! A few groups here and there and locals beach combing.
Great grassy area for picnic with toliets. Beach is nice and sandy with some rocky spots. No seaweed on my visit as pictured in some of the pictures. Parking is located on the street with the expeception of handicap parking in a small parking lot.
Overall great experience! Beach is located further away from the main beach entraces which offers a nice sparse beach experience!

Take it from a local. PapaiLoa is one of the nicest beaches around. If ya wanna get away from it all. go here!

We stopped by this beach which is tucked away on a neighborhood street in Haleiwa. There’s a small dirt lot which can hold three cars otherwise you will need to park on the street in front of the homes. In between two homes theres a narrow path that leads to the beach. As we walked down the path we saw a cute hand-​painted sign that notified you to care for the sea turtles. I thought I would be so lucky to see one and sure enough I saw more than just one. The beach was filled with lounging turtles and even more were swimming around in the water. This was such a wonderful treat!